gather up

VERB

take

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept arrest capture collect earn grab have hold pick up reach receive seize win

STRONG

abduct acquire attain catch clasp clutch collar ensnare entrap grasp grip handle obtain overtake prehend reap secure snag snatch strike

WEAK

carry off carve out gain possession get hold of haul in lay hold of pull in take hold of take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

drop fail free give let go liberate lose offer release spend throw away

STRONG

forfeit give up loose miss misunderstand surrender unfasten

WEAK

abstain add avoid be honest be immune disallow discontinue disenchant dodge keep maintain misconceive refuse reject repulse stop

Example Sentences

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“Oftentimes, it’s not until people start to gather up all this information that they really start taking a look at everything.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

A piece of Fern’s called out societal expectations that a woman “unobtrusively gather up her thimble and, retiring into some out-of-the-way place, gradually scoop out her coffin with it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Berlin launched a "Germany Fund" on Thursday that aims to gather up to 130 billion euros of investment in start-ups as Chancellor Friedrich Merz battles to pull Europe's top economy out of its slump.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Mansfield said the owner would be prepared to hire a contractor to gather up the rubble in four to six weeks, after he received insurance proceeds.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

“Hugo, gather up these drawings and lock them in the armoire.”

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick

gather up

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